Portland Trailblazers fan and NWSB Managing Editor “Q” weighs in with his Love’Em & Hate’Em column for the L.A. Clippers vs. Trail Blazers game on Thursday night. It was expected that the Trail Blazers might have a tough time on the glass here without LaMarcus Aldridge in the lineup. Nate McMillan has been harping about this all year.

Gonzaga Bulldogs fan and NWSB blogger Blair Thomas weighs in with his Love’Em & Hate’Em column for the Bulldogs vs. Santa Clara Broncos game on Thursday night. The Bulldogs leading scorer freshman Kevin Pangos was unimpressive last night. After a 27-point performance against then #16 Saint Mary’s, Pangos scored just 10.

Portland Trailblazers fan and NWSB Managing Editor “Q” weighs in with his Love’Em & Hate’Em column for the Trail Blazers vs. Golden State Warriors game on Wednesday night. Thursday the Blazers take on the Clippers. Jamal Crawford buried the biggest shot of the game for the win. They’ll likely be without LaMarcus Aldridge again, so it will be a battle to stop Blake Griffin and company.

Portland Trailblazers fan and NWSB Managing Editor “Q” weighs in with his Love’Em & Hate’Em column for the Washington Wizards vs. Trail Blazers game on Tuesday night. LaMarcus Aldridge sprained his ankle after playing only two minutes in this game. It’s gut check time for our Blazers after an embarrassing loss like this one. Portland has a tough game at Golden State tonight.

Portland Trailblazers fan and NWSB Managing Editor “Q” weighs in with his Love’Em & Hate’Em column for the Trail Blazers vs. Dallas Mavericks game on Saturday night. After trailing by double digits for most of the opening half, the Trail Blazers chipped away at the deficit in the third quarter. Delonte West took charge in the second OT period. Jamal Crawford missed a long 3-point attempt at the buzzer.

Portland Trailblazers fan and NWSB Managing Editor “Q” weighs in with his Love’Em & Hate’Em column for the Houston Rockets vs. Trail Blazers game on Wednesday night. Houston shot 53% from the floor, and they cashed in on ten three-pointers. Gerald Wallace scored 20 points while going 8 for 11 from the floor. Wesley Matthews was a perfect 8 for 8 from the charity stripe.

Seahawks insider Brandon Choate breaks out his red sharpie today in his newest piece. He is handing out his end-of-the-year grades to the Seattle Seahawks defense. How will Pro Bowlers Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor and Brandon Browner fare? And how will up and comers like K.J. Wright and Richard Sherman score?

Portland Trailblazers fan and NWSB Managing Editor “Q” weighs in with his Love’Em & Hate’Em column for the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Trail Blazers game on Monday night. It’s tough to win a game when you get outrebounded 59 to 39. It’s even harder to win when the refs are horrible. LaMarcus Aldridge had 39 points. What more can you say about how brilliant he has been?

Portland Trailblazers fan and blogger Q weighs in with his Love’Em & Hate’Em column for the Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers game on Saturday night. Marcus Camby had 20 rebounds and Gerald Wallace scored 17 points as the Trail Blazers improved to 11-1 at home this season and beat the Nuggets for the fifth straight time at the Rose Garden.

Portland Trailblazers fan and blogger Q weighs in with his Love’Em & Hate’Em column for the Trail Blazers vs. Kings game on Thursday night. Another loss for RIP City on the road. This was an all too familiar sight for a team that is now 3-9 away from the Rose Garden. Kurt Thomas put up 10 points and 5 rebounds in just 18 minutes. LaMarcus Aldridge continues to put up huge numbers.

Seattle Seahawks blogger Clinton Bells tells us the December 1st 2011 game versus the Philadelphia Eagles was the game that included his touchdown of the year for the Seahawks. National television has been good to the Seahawks the past few years, and on this evening Marshawn Lynch made sure that they kept up their reputation of big games in front of the whole country.

Portland Trailblazers blogger Matt Martz weighs in with his Love’Em & Hate’Em column for the Kings vs. Trail Blazers game on Monday night. Portland (10-7) started the first of three consecutive games in three nights with a solid victory, A little physical play and huge nights from Jamal Crawford and Gerald Wallace, were the big factors in this one.